Hand luggage



Feb. 7, 1933. H WHEAR ET 1,896,761

HAND LUGGAGE Original Filed April 22, 1929 I 26 .5517 1721/? MHz/27M.

Patent ed Feb. 7, 1933 PAT ENT OFFICE GEORGE HENRY WHEARY AND BENJAMIN M. HAMLIN, OF RACINE, WISCONSIN,

ASSIGNOIR-S TO WHEARY TRUNK COMPANY, OF RACINE, WISGON SIN, A CORPORA- TION OF WISCONSIN HAND LUGGAGE.

Original application filed April 22, 1929, Serial No. 357,038. Divided and this application filed .April 26,

1930. Serial No. 447,528.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in hand luggage and the like and is a division, as to all common subject matter, of our copending application Serial N 0. 357,088, filed April 22, 1929.

One object of this invention is the provision of an improved luggage carrier divided into compartments and having means whereby portions of shoes within one compartment may extend into another compartment so that the width of the major portion of the last compartment may be increased.

And a further object of this invention resides in the provision of an improved luggage carrier having a shoe receiving compartment of less width than the length of a shoe and having an opening in one wall thereof covered by a flexible and/or extensible member whereby the toes of shoes placed in the compartment may extend through the opening in said wall into a pocket-like arrangement formed by said flexible and/or extensible member.

With the above and other objects in view which will appear as the. description proceeds, our invention resides in the novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts substantially as hereinafter described and more particularly defined by the appended claims, it being understood that such changes in the precise embodiment of the hereindisclosed invention may be made as come within the scope of the claims.

In the accompanying drawing, we have illustrated one complete example of the physical embodiment of our invention constructed according to the best mode we have so far devised for the practical application of the principles thereof, and in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a hand case or luggage carrier embodying our invention, the case being open with a portion of the cover and garment carrying frame broken away and a portion of the main section of the case being broken away and in section to illustrate structural details, and

Figure 2 is a fragmentary, perspective view, in section, taken transversely through Figure 1 on the plane of the line 2-2.

Referring now more particularly to the accompanying drawingin which like numerals designate like parts throughout the two views, 5 represents the main section .of a luggage carrier of the handcase type having a cover 6 hingedly connected along one marginal edge. As is customary, the case is provided with a suitable handle 7 and locking devices, not shown. L

The case main section is divided into shoe and garment compartments 8 and 9, respectively,by a transverse partition 10 suitably extending from the front and rear walls ll and 12, respectively, with its'lower edge portion 13 terminating short of the case bottom 14 to provide an opening or space 15 between the shoe and garment compartments, as best illustrated in Figure 2. The space or opening 15 is preferably closed by a suitable fabric or other fiexiblemember 16 which is either of elastic qualities or providedwith sufiicient looseness so that the toes of shoes placed in the compartment 8 protrude through the space 15 into the compartment 9,

the folds of the fabric 16 protecting the garments, not shown, in the compartment 9 against contact with the shoes. This constructionalsopermits-the major depth of the compartment'to be of increased length.

The shoe receiving compartment 8 is provided with a cover 17 preferably hingedly connected with the top edge of the partition 10 so that in the event the partition is made removable the cover is removed therewith. hen closed, the outer free edge portion of the cover 17 rests on a stop or abutment 18 fixed to the adjacent end wall of the case and is secured closed by suitable snap fasteners 19.

A cloth pocket 20 for stockings and the like is preferably sewed to the under side of the cover along its hinged edge and sides with its open side provided with an elastic 21 to yieldably retain the entrance thereof closed.

The Wardrobe compartment 9 is divided into a garment compartment proper anda well 22 by a removable partition 23 having its ends preferably slidably received in channelled guide members 24, one of which is fixed to the partition 10 and the other, not shown,

totheend wall of the case. The removable the shoe compartment in the manner illustrated in our oopending application, Serial No. 857,088, filed April 22, 1929 of which this is a division.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, it will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art to which an invention of the character described appertains, that we provide animproved hand luggage carrier which is exceptionally light and which conveniently combines'shoe and garment carrying facilitifeswithout increasing the overall size there- 0 What we claim as our invention is:

1. In a luggage carrier including a main section, a partition dividing the main section into two compartments, the lower edge of the partition being spaced from the'bottom of the main section, a fabric closure for the space between the lower edge of the partition and the bottom of the case, and said fabric closure being of greater'width than the height of the space whereby articles received in one compartment may project past said partition, the projecting portion of the articles being received in the folds of the fabric closure.

bottom, a flexible member loosely joining the lower edge of said partition with said bottom, a second partition contacting said first partition and having a cut away portion toallow for the expansion of said flexible member.

In testimony whereof we have hereunto aflixed our signatures. V

GEORGE HENRY WHEARY.

- BENJAMIN M. HAMLIN.

' 2. In a luggage carrier including a main section, a partition dividing the section into shoe and garment compartments, the shoe compartment being of less width than the length of a shoe and there being an opening through said partition whereby the toes of shoes positioned in the shoe compartment protrude past said partition, and a second partition subdividing the garment compartment transversely of the first partition, said second partition having its end portion adjacent the said opening recessed to accommodate the toes of shoes protruding from the shoe compartment in line with the second partition. 7

3. In a luggage carrier having four side walls, a bottom member connected to said side walls to form a rectangular compartment and a top for said carrier, a partition extending between two opposite side walls and spaced from said bottom, and a loosely flexible member joining said bottom with said partition for the purpose set forth.

4. In a luggage carrier including side walls, a bottom connected to'said side walls and a top for said carrier, a partition extending between said side walls and spaced 

